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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 95 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Directed by Petra Seeger. |
| Summary |
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel says, "Memory is everything. Without it we are nothing." He is a winner of a Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking research on the physiology of the brain's storage of memories. As he explains, memory is the glue that binds our mental life together and provides a sense of continuity in our lives. In Search Of Memory is a compelling blend of autobiography and history that recounts the life of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century and illuminates scientific developments in our understanding of the brain's role in recording and preserving memory. In addition to archival footage and dramatic re-creations of Kandel's childhood experiences in Nazi-occupied Vienna and his formative years as an emigrant in New York, the film features discussions with Kandel, friends and family, as well as his public lectures in Vienna and New York, which explore both his professional and personal life, especially his emotional ties to Judaism. Both through its personal journey into the memory of this amazingly spry and witty 79-year old, especially his traumatic experiences during the Holocaust, and a visit to his Columbia University laboratory, where Kandel and his colleagues demonstrate their experimental research, In Search of Memory examines how the brain stores memories, the difference between short-term and long-term memory, Alzheimer's and age-related memory loss, and structural modifications to the brain that enhance memory. In revisiting the people, places and objects of Kandel's lifetime experiences, In Search of Memory reveals how everything we undergo changes the brain, even our genetic make-up, and can determine the focus of a life's work. |
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Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Kandel, Eric R.
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Kandel, Denise B. (Denise Bystryn), 1933-
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Neurologists -- Biography.
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Medical scientists -- Biography.
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Nobel Prize winners -- Biography.
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Epidemiologists -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Biography.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Austria -- Vienna.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France -- Cahors.
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Holocaust survivors -- United States -- Biography.
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Memory.
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Neurobiology.
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Cellular signal transduction.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Seeger, Petra. Producer. Director. Author of screenplay.
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Kandel, Eric R. Interviewee.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel, winner of the Nobel Prize |
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MWT11554478 |
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